Should Los Angeles and Houston tie for the conference title, the Rockets get the No. 1 seed because of a 2-1 record against the Lakers. Houston was scheduled to play Sunday night at Denver and Monday night at Utah before finishing at home Wednesday night against the Clippers.
Should the Lakers tie for the conference lead with Houston and New Orleans, the Rockets would be first, the Hornets second and the Lakers third based on how the three teams fared against each other.
I don't know how much weight to give this article.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AnV9xEBj2E2yIUmVnHzr4XW8vLYF?gid=2008041313&prov=ap
btw- Denver 75 Houston 54 with 5 left in the 3rd.